We are proud to announce that our program has been awarded a competitive Innovative Initiative Grant by the Modern Greek Studies Association (www.mgsa.org) for the project "The Contemporary Piano IV: Impressions from Greece". The project, which includes performances by award-winning Greek pianist Konstantinos Papadakis of works by Greek composers and works inspired by Greek themes, is co-organized with the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, under the auspices of the Greek consulate in Chicago and with the collaboration of the Hellenic Professional Society of Illinois. For more information, see our Events section.

Published Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2012

On March 2 & 3, 2012, our program will be hosting the 1st Champaign Greek Film Festival, organized in collaboration with the Chicago-based group FilmHellenes at the Art Theater in Champaign. Offering a unique opportunity for people in our community to watch some great new cinema from Greece not distributed through the usual commercial outlets, we will be showing 7 films (1 documentary and 6 feature films), all recent Greek productions several of which have won prizes at international venues. The timing of the festival couldn't be more ideal, as this spring marks the first time we will be offering a course on contemporary Greek film (GRKM 199), taught by Dr. Vassiliki Tsitsopoulou, who will be giving an introduction to Greek film-making on the opening night. Students taking a GRKM course in AY 2011-12 are eligible to apply for one of this year's Houston Papadimitriou Greek Culture awards. Register and see details for all courses at: http://courses.illinois.edu/cis/2012/spring/schedule/GRKM/index.html?skinId=2169

Published Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011